Happy almost Valentines Day!
I used a 40% coupon at M's to buy their Friendly Forest stamps, and the frog really needed to be on a valentine. He's cute, isn't he? He's embossed because right now I have to emboss everything or it doesn't look finished to me. And I have also justified keeping that KI epoxy valentine square for 3 years because i really like it on this card. ha. At least I finally used it!
Behind that is a K&Co tag, and some GCD patterned paper.



Anyway, my scrap desk is a mess and I can't do anything creative now until i clean it.
So, sadly... i haven't been doing anything.
I'm not sure how long this can go on. I miss making stuff. How long have you let the mess pile up on your scrap surface before you had to break down and clean it?

And seriously, don't tell me thats all part of the creative process. Because I choose to say I don't think so. And if I could force one of my children to clean up my stuff I would do it. And only feel a little sorry. because its their memories dang it.


(yes that was sarcasm, i'm really not as mean as all that.) lol.
but if the Valentine fairy would come and clean up for me, that would be a perfect day...

Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolly Lolly Pop

I am posting this for Kelly Goree's blog, she's looking for Valentine ideas - and these are easy peasy V-day gifts. Especially if you have the Basic Grey Notch cutter or Stampin Up's notch punch.

Cut a strip of paper 5" x 2.5"
On one end, cut/punch a notch
Fold over the top to match up with the notch
Decorate the front flap
Insert lollipop with stick throuh the notch and fasten the front in the notch...

Give to your favorite Sweetheart!

Hang on to your Hats! Maybe button them down... heh heh

So I got inspired to make some fun button flowers. And sometimes I get a little Obsessive Compulsive about things like this... I think that's why I like scrapbooking, I can hide my OCD tendencies by calling them my stash...

Anyway, look at the buttons I made! It was very fun and since it was a sewing weekend, I also made some felt birds. But I think I'll save those for another day, since this is already a lot of pictures to ask you to look at. :-)

Cute Luv Bugs

Have you seen the cute chipboard books from Colorbok at your local Michaels stores?
I couldn't resist, and made these fun mini albums. I placed them at Our Creative Outlet in the Logan Village Mall.

What a fun shape! I have some houses that have yet to be worked on. Maybe something I can do for March!

Use Your Ribbon!

This months challenge at Use Your Stash is to use some of the ribbon that is filling up your drawers and clogging your creativity! Get it out and use it girlfriend! Go check out the blog for some inspiration and then send in your entry to win a prize!


But before you go,
Here's another page I put together with some ribbon. I started with a Pencil Lines sketch, then started layering away with the ribbon and cut designs.

Valentine Inspiration

You can download a cute little valentine here but seeing those cute ones made me want to play with some digital brushes I just bought by Erica Hite, here, so I made my own!

I wish I could let you have them too, but i didn't buy the commercial license and I don't want to break any rules. So give them a try yourself! The file comes with .pngs also, so all you need to do is open them in your photo editor and play!

I love making cards!

Again, that is...

Before Christmas I was having so much fun making cards, then i hit the wall and couldn't even face them. But my card hero Jan just challenged us to make some at ScrapbookerOnline, and it was my buddy Carolyn's birthday, and my Bible study buddy just had a baby boy... so I had inspiration and motivation all at the same time. The planets aligned, and I did make some cards. ha.

Seriously I made a couple I love and actually submitted. So here are the "real" ones that I mean to even put a stamp on and mail!

So without further ado...

Happy Birthday Carolyn!

Happy Birthday Daryl!

Happy Birthday Kris!

And congratulations Sonia!

Stay tuned for more... Use Your Stash has a challenge coming up in 3 days (the 5th of each month) and I did a couple fun ones for that too!

Love Is In the Air...

at Scrapperie all month long! Come check out the fun challenges, games and I think I saw something about classes! That should be interesting!

This Day

Sketch #2 is posted at Creatively Yours!
I love the way this came out with all the warm colors. Especially during this very cold winter month. Thanks for Looking!





supplies:
Websters Paes
Chatterbox Artsylicious letters (my fav)
MM clear tags from Noteworthy line
misc buttons and ribbon

I'm Up and running

at Creatively Yours!

Here's sketch #1 for 2009

and here's the layout I turned in for it. I love the vintage feel of Graphic45 papers. And DeAnne is such a poser for me. Here she is hugging her build-a-bear cat. I worked with the pic in Photoshop, made it 50% transparent and sepia, then used it as a journaling block. The journaling block at the bottom I got from one of the Trimmings kits at Scrapperie.

Thanks, and Have a great day!